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NASA, NOAA: 2014 Was the Warmest Year In the Modern Record

Posted by Soulskill on from the but-it-was-cold-this-morning dept.

Titus Andronicus writes: NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both announced today that 2014 was the warmest year in the instrumental temperature record, surpassing the prior winners, 2010 and 2005. NASA also released a short video. They said, "Since 1880, Earth’s average surface temperature has warmed by about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees Celsius), a trend that is largely driven by the increase in carbon dioxide and other human emissions into the planet’s atmosphere. The majority of that warming has occurred in the past three decades. ... While 2014 temperatures continue the planet’s long-term warming trend, scientists still expect to see year-to-year fluctuations in average global temperature caused by phenomena such as El Niño or La Niña. These phenomena warm or cool the tropical Pacific and are thought to have played a role in the flattening of the long-term warming trend over the past 15 years. However, 2014’s record warmth occurred during an El Niño-neutral year."

3 of 360 comments (clear)

  1. Re:call me skeptical by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The contradiction is due to the cherry picking of data that is the source of this Koch Brothers-bought-and-paid for meme.

    As opposed to the Soros-bought-and-paid for meme.
    What...you thought there was a difference?

  2. A Less Hysterical Take by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Judth Curry a more reasonable Scientist:

    "Berkeley Earth sums it up well with this statement:

    That is, of course, an indication that the Earth’s average temperature for the last decade has changed very little.

    The key issue remains the growing discrepancy between the climate model projections and the observations: 2014 just made the discrepancy larger."

    1. Re:A Less Hysterical Take by mpe · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      The key issue remains the growing discrepancy between the climate model projections and the observations: 2014 just made the discrepancy larger."

      Any discrepancy indicates either that the models do not reflect the theory or if they do the theory has been falsified. Either situation means that whatever is going on simply cannot be called "science".